Quick answer
October 7's dealt hand goes for Like Numbers, with Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 9 Crak, 9 Crak, 9 Bam, Red Dragon, Red Dragon. Promising, needs shaping.
The deal
1 Crak, 3 Dot, 4 Crak, 7 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Crak, 9 Crak, Red Dragon, Red Dragon, Soap (White), Flower, Joker, South
What the coach saw
Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (3× the number 9). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
1 joker, gold for pungs and kongs, but remember: jokers can never fill a pair, and you may not pass them in the Charleston.
The strongest category here is Like Numbers (3× the number 9). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).
Keep and pass
Worth holding: 9 Crak, 9 Crak, 9 Bam, Red Dragon, Red Dragon.
In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:
4 Crak: a loner, serves neither Like Numbers nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)
Soap (White): an unpaired Soap (White), and your direction is Like Numbers
South: an unpaired South, and your direction is Like Numbers
More hands that went for Like Numbers
The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.
October 1 (early, keep options open)
September 25 (promising, needs shaping)
September 19 (promising, needs shaping)
September 17 (promising, needs shaping)
September 13 (early, keep options open)
September 9 (promising, needs shaping)
A new hand like this one goes live every morning, read tile by tile by the coach. Play today’s hand free, or get the coach on your own tiles, any time, in the Club.
Everyone gets the same tiles. Let them argue before they open the read.